Anna Michelotti
Anna Michelotti PSSC - religious name: Johanna Franziska of the Visitation of Mary (born August 29, 1843 in Annecy , † February 1, 1888 in Turin ) is a French religious and the founder of the Congregation of the Little Servants of the Sacred Heart of Jesus ( Piccole Serve del S . Cuore di Gesù e degli ammalati ), a religious institute under papal law. She is one of the so-called Turin social saints .
Life
Engaged in nursing from the age of twelve, she went to Turin in 1871 . A few years later, Michelotti founded a congregation of sisters there, which she herself joined. It was recognized on August 8, 1875 by the Archbishop of Turin, Lorenzo Gastaldi . The community received the papal decretum laudis on June 3, 1932. The constitutions were finally recognized by the Holy See on January 16, 1940 . The Generalate is in Turin. In 2005 the religious community was active with 158 members in 21 houses in Italy, Madagascar and Romania .
beatification
Pope Paul VI beatified Anna Michelotti on November 1, 1975 . Her feast day is February 1st.
literature
- Annuario Pontificio per l'anno 2007 , Vatican City 2007. ISBN 978-88-209-7908-9 .
Web links
- Ecumenical Lexicon of Saints: Johanna Franziska Visitation of Mary
- Official homepage of the Piccole Serve del Sacro Cuore di Gesù per gli Ammalati Poveri (Italian)
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SURNAME | Michelotti, Anna |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Johanna Franziska of the Visitation of Mary (religious name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French religious, founder of the Congregation of the Little Servants of the Sacred Heart of Jesus |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 29, 1843 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Annecy |
DATE OF DEATH | February 1, 1888 |
Place of death | Turin |